Today was a blast as I got to do a photo shoot with Tiffany a Victoria area Model who happens to be an actor writer and fitness expert too. She brought with her three outfits and an amazing amount of energy and lots of smiles. It was a pleasure to work with her. We met up for a hot drink at Discovery Coffee and reviewed her look board and ideas for the shoot and then went out to a few spots in the downtown core of Victoria and took lots of photos. I’m so pleased with the three looks and the locations we chose to shoot in as I think they complimented the outfits and her. A big thank you to Tiffany for being such a professional. It was a pleasure to work with her. Make sure to follow her on Instagram 🙂

Upon my return from a family camping trip I was greeted with a lovely photo shoot with the talented Tanya. Recently being invited to join Charles Stuart International Modelling Agency, Tanya has been busy adding to her portfolio. Today it was a more casual shoot in the park, where we looked for interesting foliage to adorn her.

All the ideas for shooting were hers as she had spent the time making a look book for the shoot. I do so love it when models help with the look of the shoot. It makes it a little bit easier for me but more importantly I can see what the model/client is looking for in the photos. Look books share insights into what they like, colours, styles and location wise and I just love it. They can be super easy to do, just use Pinterest or Instagram and share individual photos with me or even boards like Tanya did.

Getting back to today’s shoot, it was perfect for what we had planned, Victoria BCs, Beaconhill Park was the go to choice for shooting as the grounds are phenomenally rich with beautiful flowers and plants.

I met up with Madeleine today to do a photography shoot inspired by one of my other photo shoots with Julia. You’ll remember Julia as we did the shoot with the milkshakes and more recently a shoot in the long grasses of Beaconhill Park. Thank you Julia.

Madeleine brought with her three outfits and after a brief review of a look board we dove into the shoot. I had spoken with Allen of Union Pacific Coffee about shooting in his amazing coffee shop, if you haven’t been fix that, and he was super kind and helpful. Thanks to him we had a fabulous venue for shooting and so I will link to his website here: and below you’ll find their Instagram. As I mentioned Madeleine was super well prepared. She was fluid and effortless in her posing and showed patience and style in all the shots. As with all my recent shoots with the models of Victoria it proved difficult for me to narrow down the best ones but will upload lots to the webpage gallery.

Following the photography at Union Pacific I mentioned that I had seen an old car located just down the street and suggested we take a few photos beside it. It turned out to be an old Nissan and it was beautiful. Madeleine was super at posing beside this little beauty. I do hope you enjoy the photos and short video and a big thank you to Madeleine.

Beaconhill Park has some spectacular places to film and do photography shoots and so I was super happy to shoot there last night to help Julia with her portfolio. The sun was coming down and the grasses hadn’t been cut back which made for some lovely lighting. Julia came with a couple of outfits which complimented the location perfectly. We ended the shoot in the more manicured grounds of the park and found some lovely flowers for her to pose with. Julia is wonderful to work with and the park was exceptional as always. If you ever get a chance to spend time in the park I highly recommend it.

Camera Equipment Used

Sony A6000
Sigma 30mm 1.4 Contemporary
I do hope you enjoy the video and if the response is positive will continue to do some behind the scenes videos of my model photo shoots.

On one of my recent photoshoots with Tanya, I mentioned another international model called Micah Gianneli, who is such an inspiration. Her photograph, posing and fabulous fashion sense is infectious. After following Micah on Instagram, Tanya was also inspired and we decided to collaborate on the shoot with Micah in mind. The outfit, location and posing was all inspired by some of Micah’s recent shoots. I hope you enjoy the shots 🙂

ABOUT ME

My name is Timothy West and I am a videographer and photographer living on beautiful Vancouver Island in the glorious city of Victoria. I love doing portrait, runway, landscapes and sea life photography. Super enthusiastic about island living.